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1. Poor collaboration between researchers contribute to poor use of evidence
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Group photograph of participants.
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Inaccessibility of researchers and lack of collaboration between them are some of the reasons behind the weak research to policy and practice link.
This was said by Prof Yemane Berhane from Addis Continental Institute of Public Health during a meeting of various health sector stakeholders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 19 August 2016.
The forum brought together health researchers, academics and policymakers to discuss challenges and practical solutions to bridge the gap between research findings on one side and policy, practices and programmes on the other side. The meeting was organised by INDEPTH under the leadership of the six Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites in Ethiopia. Read more
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2. Improving completeness of birth and death registration in rural Africa
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The article looks at the success story of birth and death registration in Agincourt—a deprived community of rural South Africa.
Among others it said during the 22-year study period (1992–2014), the completeness of birth and death registration improved substantially, from low levels at onset to almost full registration at endpoint.
The article has been published in The Lancet. Read more
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3. OPTIMUNISE dissemination confab starts next week
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High-level speakers and experts will from 26 – 28 August 2016 discuss the results of the work on child health intervention programmes of vaccines and micronutrients, funded by the EU.
The conference to be held in Accra, Ghana, is the dissemination conference of INDEPTH project aimed at Optimising the Child Vaccines Impact and Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income countries (OPTIMUNISE).
This work was done based on the information routinely registered by the health and demographic surveillance system (HDSS) on childhood vaccinations, micronutrient supplementation, and de-worming campaigns in Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso and Ghana. The event will also address what research and innovation can do to make a difference in this field under the Sustainable Development Goals.
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4. Becky Kwei awarded Chevening Scholarship
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Becky Kwei of INDEPTH’s Policy Engagement and Communications Department, has been awarded a Chevening Scholarship to study for an MSc in Science, Media and Communication at the Cardiff University in the United Kingdom.
Chevening awards are prestigious and highly competitive scholarships awarded to emerging leaders to pursue a one-year Masters degree in the UK. The award offers a unique opportunity for future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.
Chevening Scholar Becky Kwei is an award-winning Journalist who has worked with the Graphic Communications Group Limited for the past 12 years. Read more
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News from our member centres
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1. icddr,b scientists win major research grant to improve menstrual hygiene management in schools
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icddr,b scientists and their international collaborators have been awarded a US$ 500,000 grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop innovative menstrual hygiene interventions that will reduce the numbers of school days lost by girls due to menstruation.
The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) is an INDEPTH member centre in Bangladesh. Read more
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2. Sex-differential mortality after routine vaccinations in urban Guinea-Bissau
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In 2008, Guinea-Bissau replaced diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP) with the DTP-containing pentavalent vaccine (Penta; DTP-H. influenza type B-Hepatitis B) at 6, 10 and 14 weeks and yellow fever vaccine (YF) was to be given with measles vaccine (MV) at 9 months. We investigated possible sex-differential mortality rates following Penta and MV+YF vaccination to children aged 6 weeks to 12 months of age.
The Bandim Health Project is an INDEPTH member centre in Guinea-Bissau. Read more
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3. MRC Unit The Gambia’s research on tuberculosis prevalence
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Results from the Gambian Survey of Tuberculosis Prevalence (GAMSTEP); a major collaborative study with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare through the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Programme (NTLP) has been published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation.
The study, ‘A tuberculosis (TB) nationwide prevalence survey in The Gambia, 2012’ shows that the burden of TB remains high in The Gambia and at 128 per 100,000 was much lower than earlier estimates of 350 and 490 per 100 000 population in 1990 and 2013 respectively.
The MRC Unit (Farafenni HDSS) is an INDEPTH member centre in The Gambia. Read more
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4. Science communication training – Call for applications
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The Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS) in collaboration with the SwissTPH and with the financial support of KFPE and Afrique One-Aspire is organising a training programme on Communicating science to specific target-audiences from 26 – 30 September 2016 at the Grand Bassam, Cote d’Ivoire.
Application deadline: 05 September 2016. Read more
The Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS) is an INDEPTH member centre in Cote d’Ivoire.
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Policy Engagement and Communications
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